Tuesday, 8 August 2023

Listening...

“I do not know if you have ever tried to listen to your wife or husband, to your children, to the car that goes by, to the movement of your own thought and your own feeling. Out of that listening, in which there is no action at all, no intention, no interpretation, just the very act of listening brings about a tremendous revolution at the very root of the mind. But most of us are so unaccustomed to listening. If we hear anything contrary to our habitual thought, we get terribly agitated. If one of our pet ideals is kicked, we get terribly excited. We have our own vested interest in ideas, in property, in our own experience and knowledge, and when any of that is questioned, we lose balance and resist anything that is being said” (Krishnamurti, from a public talk in 1964)...

The Yorkshire Wolds yesterday...

Monday, 7 August 2023

Lucky England...

Just watched England women v Nigeria women, in the last 16 of the World Cup. Nigeria played well, with skill and composure; England played as though they deserved to win merely because they'd turned up. England’s Lauren James stamped on another player, with her studs. It was clumsy and petulant; with cameras covering every square inch of the pitch it was stupid too. She got a red card, and an early bath. After extra time, when it came down to penalties, I wanted Nigeria to win… but they didn’t.

Licensed today: some old geezer enjoying a pint…


Sunday, 6 August 2023

Grasmere...

Licensed today: a couple sitting outside the Travellers Rest pub, near Grasmere…

Saturday, 5 August 2023

Ravenstonedale...

The first Saturday in August is known round here as ‘Burn a Quran Day’. The excitement is building. Let’s hope the damp weather won’t spoil this special date in Asselby’s social calendar.

Licensed today: a farming landscape near the village of Ravenstonedale, looking towards Ravenstonedale Common, near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria… 

Friday, 4 August 2023

Grange-over-Sands...

Licenced today. There isn’t much to photograph in Grange-over-Sands (I know; I’ve tried), but this luxury hotel and spa, the Netherwood, has a certain visual appeal. As the only south-facing town on the Cumbrian coastline, Grange was, during its Edwardian heyday, a popular resort for elderly visitors who wanted to ‘take the waters…

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Ravenglass...

Licensed today: springtime at the Inn at Ravenglass, West Cumbria… 

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Finishing touches...

Licensed today, a man painting his fishing boat on the beach in Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire…